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Coconut bars on a graham crust topped with chocolate.
Ingredients
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- ¼ cup white sugar
- ½ cup melted butter
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 cups flaked coconut
- 1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips, melted
Directions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Step 2
Combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter or margarine. Mix and pat into the bottom of one 9×13 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes.
Step 3
Combine the condensed milk and flaked coconut. Spread over the crust and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes.
Step 4
Spread the melted chocolate chips over the top. Let cool and cut into squares.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 24 | |
| Calories 219 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat12g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat8g | 38% |
| Cholesterol16mg | 5% |
| Sodium109mg | 5% |
| Total Carbohydrate28g | 10% |
| Dietary Fiber2g | 6% |
| Total Sugars23g | |
| Protein3g | |
| Vitamin C0mg | 2% |
| Calcium54mg | 4% |
| Iron1mg | 4% |
| Potassium145mg | 3% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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very rich bar!
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Easy and delicious. I add a bit of green food coloring to the condensed milk and coconut for the Christmas holidays.
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Easy, quick recipe that the family loved…I added about a tablespoon of vegetable oil to the chocolate chips and microwaved them to make cutting a bit easier later on. Thanks Annie added this one to my recipe box.
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I brought these to a cookout and they were the hit of the dessert table! Thanks!
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These were okay. Obviously, they’re not really like Mounds Bars–Mounds bars don’t have the cookie crust/graham cracker crust component!–, but these were okay. ‘Probably closer to Mounds Bars with just the chocolate-covered coconut combination, but for those just wanting a sweet, these are fine.
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Every time I make these I get asked by people which bakery I got them from! Even people who hate coconut love these bars!
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I made this recipe first last Christmas. Made the second batch that same night. My helpers in the family downed the first one. I wish I could rate this higher
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For some reason this recipe was not what I was expecting. I think it was too much graham crackers. I will keep trying other recipes!!!!
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These tasted excelent, although next time I will use double the coconut and condenced milk. I don’t think there was enough. Also this is kind of a pain to make. It was very difficult to spread the coconut mixture on the grahm cracker crust because it keept wanting to break up, but the end product was worth it!!
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I make these bars every year for Christmas as they are awesome. I agree that the coconut is hard to spread without breaking the graham cracker crust, but have found a simple solution. As soon as you pull them out of the oven after baking the coconut, I use the flat side of a spoon, sprayed with cooking spray and smooth out the coconut. The coconut mix is now more pliable, now that it is hot. I finish recipe as follows. I even sometimes sprinkle a few slivered almonds on top top make them like Alomnd Joys.
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All I can say is WOW! My husband wanted his Mom’s Mounds bars – but after tasting these – he will never go back. I added milk to the choc chips and microwaved them which cut down on time on an already quick and easy recipe! LOVED IT!
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Very rich & good. Use more of the coconut mixture, less graham cracker. I made the coconut smooth more easily by layering the coconut first, then slopping the milk over it.
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We LOVED these! Thankyou for sharing!:)
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I made this for my family at Christmas and everyone loved it and begged for the recipe!!
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE these bars!!! I get asked for the recipe every single time I take it anywhere. They taste like a candy bar — so incredible!
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I cut the recipe in half and used and 8 x 8 glass dish. Instead of mixing the coconut and milk, I just sprinkled the coconut on the graham cracker crust after baked. Next I slowly poured the milk over the coconut. The difficult part for me was the chocolate. I don’t know if I didn’t have enough to pour/spread because I halved the recipe. I ran short and couldn’t spread the chocolate easily. These were VERY SWEET! I was craving chocolate and couldn’t wait til they were completly cooled. I just took a spoon and had a few bites!! This would be very good with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. By the way it DID hit the spot!
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Wow, these are wonderful and very easy to make. I did not have a hard time spreading coconut layer. I was not able to get it to spread all the way to the edge, but within 3/4 of an inch. I did use non-fat sweet milk, so I don’t know if that had anything to do with it or not. I will make this again and again!
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We loved these!! I changed a few things after reading a few reviews though. I cut the crust ingredients in half, but kept the filling the same and used an 8×8 pan. So, I doubled the filling. It took a little longer to bake that way though. After they came out of the oven, I sprinkled choc. chips on it and put it back in the warm oven to melt them and then spread them around. We also couldn’t wait until they cooled, so we put them in the freezer for about 20 minutes. Yummy!!
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Would rate these a 5 on taste. However this is the 1st recipe I’ve seen for Mounds Bars with so much work. Any I’ve ever seen before you put all of the ingredients in pan at once and then baked. A lot of extra steps for the same flavor result.
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Very easy to make, and they were delicious! We had family over, and when they left they took some with them. I will make these again!
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So easy and so yummy! I will make again.
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I made these bars to take to work and could barely get them out of the house. My husband loved these. So did my boss! I added some almonds to half of the bars to make them more like almond joy bars. This is my go to dessert when I want to impress!
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Great! I did not add the sugar to the graham cracker crust. I always wonder why the extra sugar when there is already sugar in the graham crumbs. Anyway, it was plenty sweet enough. I also, as suggested by another reviewer, spread the coconut on thop of the hot crust and then poured the condensed milk on top of that and it worked perfectly.
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To fix the spreading problem others have mentioned. I put the coconut over the graham base and then poured the milk on top directly from the can. Wait a few mins and it is all mixed. I also added almonds on top and drizzled the chocolate.
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These get rave reviews by everyone and they are easy.
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These bars are delicious! My grandmother has been making them for years and they are a family favorite. I would highly recommend substituting Hershey’s chocolate bars for the choc. chips. Not only do they add great flavor, but they create a smooth top on the bars. Add 6 unwrapped bars after they come out of the oven. The bars will naturally melt over the coconut/milk mixture. You can then smooth it out over the top. My mom recommends to score the bars with a sharp knife before they fully set up. This way you can get nice clean slices. Also, I love these bars chilled!
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My family and I loved these, we couldn’t even wait for them to cool off before we devoured them!
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I followed other suggestions and poured the condensed milk over the coconut after sprinkling it over the crust. My only problem had nothing to do with the recipe…just someone with too many pots in the fire (literally!). I wasn’t watching my chocolate closely enough while it was melting and it seized up on me! All of my years of baking and this has never happened! Of course, it was the time when I had no more chocolate chips in the house, so I had to try to use it anyway…it didn’t spread well. So rather than looking ugly, these bars tasted good! Just watch your chocolate!!!
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Not at all impressed with this one. The comingling of coconut and graham crackers didn’t get a good response at all.
I made them again, but this time I made brownies (instead of the graham crackers) as my base, topped it with the coconut mixture and chocolate topping,
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My guests loved this. I made one change..used brownie mix as the bottom layer, instead of graham crackers, turned out great!
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these tasted more like magic cookie bars, not mound bars.
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These are great! They were a hit at the Coffeehouse Night I took them to. Next time, I’d cook the crust for 10-12 minutes instead of 15. I also poured the milk over the coconut in the pan and instead of melting the chocolate, I just sprinkled the chips over the hot coconut. A few minutes later, I took a butter knife and spread the warm chips to make the top layer.
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My mother has made these as long as I can remember-I’m 40. Her recipe calls for 2 tablespoons of creamy peanut butter in the chocolate. And I actually made them with dark chocolate chips and wow!! Makes them taste even richer.
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This recipe is out of this world! So easy to make but looks like you fussed. I got rave reviews from all at cookie exchange. I made this 4 times already and will make many more. Thanks!
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Messy, but tasted great!
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This is a great recipe (and this coming from someone who is not so good in the kitchen!). I made this as a dessert for Thanksgiving and my family loved it! I did add a little more chocolate chips for easier spreading but other than that it was great!
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I just tried to make these bars and could not get the melted chocolate chips to spread. It cooled quickly and lumped up. I tried to spread it on top of the coconut layer, but it wasn’t possible. I ended up scaping off the unspreadable chocolate lumps and converting the recipe to magic bars.
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Oh yeah, quick, easy and delish…..the chocolate hasn’t set, but I couldn’t wait! Only change was not to add any sugar to crust, sweet as is.
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This is a fabulous recipe for mounds lovers. If I hadn’t been in such a rush to serve them at the dinner party I went to, I would not have put them in the fridge to cool more quickly. I agree w/the last review—it was hard to cut when the chocholate cooled compleltley. If they are allowed to set natuarally at room temperature, they would be much easier to cut and serve. I didn’t drizzle the milk over the coconut like the other reviewers recommended, but I will next time. Sometimes I just have to learn the hard way! I did drizzle the melted chocolate over the top first, then spread it with a rubber spatula to cover the coconut. I brought the left-overs to work and made all the dieters angry; they are incredible!
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Got rave reviews!! I added more of the coconut mixture – it was about not quite doubled – I’d say more like one and a half to one and 3/4 of what the recipe called for. It completely covered the graham crust, no trouble spreading at all if you are gentle and have more topping to work with! I also used a cup of milk chocolate chips and a cop of semisweet, to get a better flavor balance (and because my dad refuses to eat SS chips) Scored the chocolate for easier cutting, too. But everyone loved it. My dad even requested that I add it to our annual Christmas Cookie List – very high praise indeed!!
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The taste is way better than any mounds bar I’ve ever had but it need few changes. The coconut mixture just wasn’t enough to spread out with out tearing up the crust so I doubled it but next time I will just increase it by another half. I melted the chips in a doubled boiler and it cooled to quick to spread well so I made another cup or so to cove it. It does sink down in to the coconut mixture. When it cooled it was hard and turned out a little on the thick side which made it hard to cut. next time I will stick with the original chocolate amount but I will and 1/3 of a bar of paraffin wax which will make it not only easier to spread but will keep it soft when you try to cut into bars. if you don’t have wax I highly suggest you precut through the chocolate when it is half way cooled to allow you cut it when its fully cooled without you breaking any chocolate. I am not a fan of coconut (I don’t even like Samoa’s girl scout cookies) But this recipe is so good I had to immediately package up as my as I could to send to my sister in Iraq to stop from eating them. This is surely something I will take to work to impress.
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These are very similar to the Seven Layer Bars but without the nuts. You difinitely need a “sweet tooth” to eat these. I sprinkled the coconut over the top crust and then poured the condensed milk on top of the coconut as suggested by others, worked out fine. Will be serving these tomorrow, will update with people’s opinions, one who will be my brother who loves Mounds candy bars. These were a huge hit at the christening. Thumbs up from here on this one
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Very good, very easy. I made a few changes. I used dark chocolate chips, added some crushed pretzels to the crust and, like others, poured the milk over the coconut without mixing it together first. It turned out perfect. The pretzels in the crust give it a little crunch and a dash of saltiness.
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Really good, and oh so easy, BUT I agree with other reviewers that you need a little more coconut mixture – I used 2 cups but I’d say a good 1/2-cup to 3/4 cup more would have been perfect, and you probably wouldn’t have to increase the sweetened-condensed milk at all. I mixed the graham crust ingredients in my food processor, getting a pretty fine crumb, and the crust came out like a crisp, delicious cookie, holding together perfectly. I used semi-sweet, but this would work with any chocolate – semi-sweet, bittersweet, milk chocolate – depending on your taste preference. Thanks for sharing!
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I LOVED these. One tip I have is to take the coconut mixture out before the 15 minutes and then put all the chocolate chips all over the top, put back in the oven, and then take out and spread the melted chocolate over the bars.
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wow!!! delicious!!! i added 1/4 cup extra butter to the crust to make it stay together a lil better and other than that this recipe is perfect as is and needs no changes! if u love almond joy just us milk chips and add a lil chopped almonds in chocolate and there u go! sometimes u feel like a nut sometimes u don’t!! lol!!! enjoy!!
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These are so good! I’ll for sure make this again! Thanks!
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I woke up at six in the morning and felt the need to whip something up, and I came across this. It was super easy and soooo good!! Everyone fell in love with them. My husband, daughter and in-laws!! I can’t stop picking at them, OMgoodness!! A keeper for sure. I will add this to my cookie platter, come Christmas. Love it!
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Made these in an 11×7 pan instead of the 9×13 and I had no problem with these sticking together. They are delicious!! Made no changes at all except pan size. I did allow the chips to melt on top of the bars after I removed them from the oven and then spread that layer. After the pan cooled I also stuck it in the freezer to “set up” the chocolate quicker. Family loved these. Thanks!
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Scrumptious! I whipped these up super fast and they are so so yummy! Super easy to make, taste good when they’re either warm (but you can’t taste the coconut as much) but even better when they’re refrigerated. Definitely going in my personal cookbook!
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Great concept – what’s not to love about graham crackers, coconut, and chocolate – but these just didn’t work for me. The crust didn’t have enough butter to really firm up, it was very crumbly. This made it hard to spread the very sticky filling. I also think milk chocolate would have made a better choice for the top layer. Again, the crust was so crumbly that the bars didn’t cut neatly. I won’t bother to make these again.
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This is a great recipe, very easy to make. They are truly delicious. My recommendation for the coconut is to put the coconut and milk together in a bowl and then microwave it for about a minute, stir together and then spread over the coconut and bake! These were yummy but very rich!
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Dangerous!! Sprinkled the coconut then the milk on top. AFter taking out of oven put choc chips on to melt then spread…
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I thought these were just ok. They were a little dry and lacked filling so I think they could use extra sweetened condensed milk and some extra coconut as well.
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Loved these. Easy enough that the kids could participate. Thanks for sharing.
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These were excellent and very easy to make. Will definately be making them again. Might even add them to my Christmas candy list:)
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OMG these are awesome! I made them for a family get together, and everyone loved them and wanted the recipe. I followed the recipe exactly as written except that I made them in a 7 X 11 pan, which worked out great, they were nice a thick. VERY yummy!
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very good and easy recipe to put together. I did as others suggested and sprinkled crust with the coconut then added the SCM. After melting the chocolate in the microwave I put in the freezer for about 30 min. They cut beautifully and tastd great. Thanks for the recipe!!!
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Being the only one in my family who likes coconut, this was great! Very easy to make and turned out delish! Yum!
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These are delicious and very rich. I also just put coconut on top of the crust and then poured the milk over it. You do need to heavily grease your baking pan or these will never come out!
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I made these for my dad for his birthday as he loves Mounds bars. I don’t like coconut so this review is based on others’ opinions. They loved them. I did use an 8×8 pan instead of a 9×13 pan and upped the baking time a bit. Otherwise I followed the recipe. I can’t imagine using the specified amount of the coconut layer in a 9×13 pan. I had a hard enough time as it is spreading it in an 8×8 pan. Whatever the case, people loved them and I’ll make them again 🙂
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These were SO YUMMY and very easy! I plopped the coconut mixture onto the hot graham cracker crust and let it sit and warm up a bit and then it was very easy to spread. I made these to give out in some treat baskets and I couldn’t keep my hubby away from them! I will be making them at the holidays again next year!
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Very good! I Used milk chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet. Tastes just like a mounds candy bar.
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Awesome bars! I made them in a smaller pan so they would come out thicker. I added 1 tsp. coconut extract to the S.C. milk to intensify the coconut flavor. I also added 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil to the chocolate chips to make it easier to cut after they set. Turned out great!
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I have been making these cookies for yearsssss. Only from my cookbook, they are called “Hello Dolly” cookies. I simply spread the coconut over the graham crust and drizzle the sc milk over that and top with semi sweet choc. chips. Delicious!
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I followed the recipe almost to a tee. I took the advice of other reviewers and put the coconut on the hot/cooked graham cracker crust and then poured the milk over top. I also used 6 hershey bars (adding immediately after pulling it out of the oven). My one mistake was eating it right after it came out of the oven (it looked SO good). It was too hot and gooey. Put it in the fridge and eat the next day – IT IS TO DIE FOR, it’s so good!!!!!
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The taste was great but for some reason i had a hard time getting them out of the pan. Not sure what happend. I’ve been baking for alot of years too so its not like im new to it. But like i said they tasted great and the famil loved them. Will try again.
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Good, but very sweet. I think it would have been better with only 1/2 the amount of chocolate, and just drizzling the chocolate on the top, with some of the coconut showing. I followed the suggestion of other reviewers and first topped the crust with coconut, then poured the sweetened milk over that.
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So good!!! This is probaby the easiest dessert I’ve ever made!
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DELICIOUS!!! I did not add sugar to the graham cracker crumbs. I found that I needed a little more than 2 cups of coconut. Before spreading the chocolate on, I sprinkled on some toasted almonds. I also used a mixture of hershey’s milk chocolate bars and hershey’s special dark and scored the chocolate so that it would be easier to cut later. I will definitely make these again!!
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freaking awesome.
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Taste just like the candy!
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I dont really go for coconut but these were very good! Hard to get out of the pan though. Would recommend these to anyone!
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These were so easy to make.
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These were really good. I used milk chocolate chips that I melted with 1 tsp of shortening. This helped the chocolate be a little easier to cut when cool. Also sprinkling the coconut on the crust then adding the sweetened condensed milk on top makes it much easier. I will for sure make these again. They were quick and so yummy.
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These are awesome!! They are easy and simple and come out fantastic! I took the advice of another review and sprinkled the coconut over the crust and then poured the sweetened condensed milk over and with a spatula gently smooshed the coconut and milk together. Also, I just melted the chocolate in a bowl in the microwave and added a small amount of shortening and combined it into the chocolate. This way when the chocolate hardened, it was not brittle. So yummy and everyone really liked it! Thanks!
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Very good, but people were right it is hard to put the coconut filling on but i just added a tad of milk and it was just fine.
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These tasted really good, but the coconut flavor was not pronounced enough for my taste. The graham cracker crust and chocolate really overpowered it. I will make these again, but will double the coconut filling. I used the method of sprinkling the coconut on the baked crust and then just poured the milk over it, and that worked really well.
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Very nice bar cookie. I made a couple of changes to make things easier. I mix the graham cracker crumbs and sugar together. I melted the butter in the 9 x 13 pan in the oven then sprinkle crumbs on top and lightly press. I then sprinkled on the coconut and pour the sweetened condensed milk on top. Just makes clean up a little easier. Will be making these again.
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I made these for a potluck and they were a HUGE hit! Also they were so easy. I made them in less than an hour. Will make these again & put them in my recipe box.
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Great recipe. Next time I’d like more coconut filling. Also, save yourself a pot to wash: after baking the crust & coconut layer for 13 minutes, pull from oven & sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly on top. Pop back in the oven for the remaining 2 minutes, then just spread the melted chocolate chips over top. DO cut before it completely hardens, though.
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I love these! Instead of melting the chocloate I just sprinkled the chips on and then spread with a spatula after they melted/became soft. Worked great!
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Great! I added 2 2/3 cups of coconut and used milk chocolate chips because I think that taste much better than semi-sweet chocolate. If you have lumps in the chocolate it is either because you let it cool and you need to slightly re-heat or you over-heated it. I highly suggest using Hersheys milk chocolate in the form of either chocolate chips, or candy bars. I never had any problems spreading the coconut over the bottom layer. I can see where it would break, but try to pour the mixture all over as best as possible and not just in the center. Spread is gently and carefully. Best served cold or cool.
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YUM! I didn’t even bother to mix the coconut & condensed milk- I just sprinkled the coconut over the crust and drizzled the milk over the top. As for the chocolate chips, if you sprinkle them on immediately after the bars come out of the oven, they will melt right on top and then you just spread them around.
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These bars were a huge pain to make and didn’t turn out. I did everything exactly like the directions explain. The coconut mixture does not spread well. The choc chips didn’t melt well. I tried to melt them a bit more by adding some milk and heating on the stove and it turned into a giant hard ball of choc. It would not spread out so it’s pretty much just lumped on in random spots. I won’t make this again. It was for a friends birthday too.
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Exactly what you’d expect from a layered bar with this much sugar content! Yummy and rich but not in my top five.
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These bars are delicious! Even those of us who are not fans of coconut still love these…they are just that good!
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If you love coconut you will LOVE this recipe. So sweet, rich and decadent. Was a very simple recipe to follow too! Loved it!!!
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Great recipe! I just took a bite of mine with a spoon because I couldn’t wait for the to cool! Excellent! Next time I’ll either increase the ingredients or make them in an 8×8 pan. My bars aren’t as thick as the ones in the pictures and I like mine thicker. Can’t wait to eat these tonight.
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If you love coconut you will LOVE these! So yummy and decadent! Very simple recipe! Mine were actually better the next day after they had been in the fridge overnight! 😉 Awesome!!!!!!
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These were really good and easy. I just sprinkled the coconut on and poured the milk over that. As a few other reviewers suggested I added a tiny bit of oil to the chips when melting and I had no problem cutting them.
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We loved these. I used about 2 1/2 cups of coconut, spread that on the base and then poured the milk on top. Much easier that way. Thank you for the recipe.
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i’m only 14 and it was soooo easy 2 cook and by the way my parents didn’t get angry since there’s not much ingredients and not that mess!!! AND they LOVED it!!! thanks!! 🙂
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I think it would be really tastey in theory but…the graham cracker crust, and the chocolate top, were twice as thick as the coconut center. I followed the recipe exactly except used 1/2 bag of choc chips with a dolop of peanut butter added to keep the topping soft enough to cut. Not enough coconut center for my taste.
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These are excellent! I have a recipe almost identical to this, the only minor differences are that mine calls for 1/2 c.sugar and then 2 T. peanut butter with the chocolate chip which also may help with the chocolate being softer. They are one of my families favorite bars! I also have a hard time spreading the coconut so I will try sprinkling the coconut and pouring the milk over next time! Good idea, Thanks!
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I added vegetable oil to the chocolate and it was STILL hard as a rock. Next time I’ll just sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top, who cares if they form a solid layer of chocolate. Very tasty though.
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amazingly delicious! they are hard to get out of the pan like some mentioned-wasn’t really an issue though-by the time i was ready to serve them, they were gone. 🙂
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These are very good. Be sure to grease the pan or they will stick badly. I used others advice and sprinkled the coconut over the crust then pour the milk on top. This made it so easy. I melted the chocolate in the microwave with 1 TBSP canola oil and it poured easily, and gave it a glossy look. I dont think it tasted like a mounds bar, because mounds dont have a crust, but they were still yummy!
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Easy enough that my 2 year old loves to make these with me! We usually use chocolate crackers. Sprinkle the crust with the coconut and drizzle the milk over that. Top with hershey bars.
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Based on other reviews, I just sprinkled the coconut over the crust and then poured the sweetened condensed milk over top. worked perfectly!
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